New Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket Announced & More: Daily Recap (3/12/24)

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Two new ticket offers announced for Walt Disney World, DisneylandForward proposal crosses major hurdle in Anaheim, and pricing revealed for the reopening of 1900 Park Fare — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s Hollywood Studios Walt Disney World Resort Hotels New … Read more

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Opening This Summer & More: Daily Recap (2/13/24)

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An opening season announced for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Tiana audio-animatronic revealed, and construction walls redecorated for Mardi Gras — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s Hollywood Studios Walt Disney World Resort Hotels New Merchandise Disneyland Resort Entertainment and Media Disney+ The … Read more

Disney Files Patent for New Ticket & Admissions System to Counter Fake Theme Park Tickets

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The Walt Disney Company subsidiary Disney Enterprises Inc. filed a patent for a new ticketing and admissions system. Disney Patents New Ticket and Admissions System The patent, filed last June and published this month, is called “Systems and Methods to Produce a Physical Article that Provides Admission Authorization to an Event Which Correlates to a … Read more

Disney Files Patents for Track-Switching Ride System and Walking Robots

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Disney has filed two new interesting patents, Orlando Business Journal shared. The first is for a ride system that could easily move ride vehicles from one kind of track to another, while the other involves walking robots. Ride System Patent This image is from the “Transferring a Passenger Compartment Between Ride Systems Using Robotic Tool … Read more

Josh D’Amaro Teases Future of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Space, Disney Accidentally Posts Video of a Construction Worker Smoking, and More: Daily Recap (6/27/23)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Improved Character Costume Visibility

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The Walt Disney Company has filed a patent to improve visibility for performers in character costumes, Orlando Inno shared. Character Costume Visibility Patent The patent is called “Optical Viewfinder for Costume Heads.” It describes — and shows in the above image — a system of lenses within the head of a “fur character” suit. Usually, … Read more

Universal Applies for Augmented Reality Theme Park Ride Patent

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Universal Destinations & Experiences have applied for a patent for an augmented reality theme park ride system, Orlando Inno reports. The patent is titled “Augmented Reality System for an Amusement Ride.” It outlines a system with facial and skeletal recognition technology that could add AR elements to an image of a guest. “The augmented-reality animations … Read more

Universal Files Patent for Stunt Safety Improvements at Theme Park Attractions

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Universal Destinations & Experiences has filed a patent for improving stunt safety in theme park attractions, Orlando Business Journal shared. The patent is titled “Systems for Reducing High Fall Stunt Injuries When Using an Airbag.” It describes a system that utilizes a platform to determine a performer’s weight before they fall from the elevated platform … Read more

Universal Files Patent for New Safety Restraint System

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Universal Destinations & Experiences recently filed a patent for a new and updated safety restraint system, Orlando Business Journal shared. The patent is for the “Support Bar Mounted System and Method of Minimum Close Indication for Ride Vehicle.” It describes a crossbar-shaped restraint and a system that can detect if the restraint has reached its … Read more

Universal Files New Interactive Wand Patents for Character Interaction

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Universal Parks & Resorts has filed two more patents to potentially expand the interactive wand experience at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Orlando Business Journal shared the details of the two patents: The goal of the first patent seems to be to improve on the pre-existing system in place for interactive wands at The … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Air and Water-Powered Flying Robots

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Disney has filed a patent for flying robots that would be powered with a hybrid and air and water, Orlando Business Journal reports. The patent is for an “Untethered robot with hybrid air and water power for hovering and quick airborne movements.” It describes how they could control the movements of a flying robot through … Read more

Disney Patents WEB Tech-Like Merchandise That Can Interact with Theme Park Rides

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A patent has been released that Disney filed late last year for merchandise augmentation that can be incorporated into theme park attractions. The patent outlines gameplay systems in theme parks that would allow guests to use “augmenting objects” to enhance a ride experience. The augmentation like that used with WEB Tech items on WEB SLINGERS: … Read more

Disney Patents New Water Ride Motion Simulator, Possibly For ‘Moana’ Attraction

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Disney has patented technology for a new kind of water ride that could be implemented at Disney Parks in the near future. As Disney states in the patent, water rides are some of the most memorable attractions but rarely utilize new technology and are tame compared to roller-coasters. Flume rides like Splash Mountain are designed … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Glasses-Free VR Attraction, Possible First Look Inside ‘Peter Pan’ Ride, and More: Daily Recap (9/17/22)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, September 17, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Glasses-Free VR Attraction

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Disney has filed a patent for a possible AR or VR attraction that would not require guests to wear 3D glasses or other headgear. The system would utilize a projection screen and beamsplitter, carefully positioned around a physical scenic space to create the virtual object — reminiscent of the Pepper’s Ghost effect used in the … Read more

Universal Files Patent for ‘Edible Soft Robotic Systems’

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Universal Studios has filed an interesting patent titled “Edible soft robotic systems and methods” for edible inflatable objects. The patent describes how these edible objects would be attached to a container and inflate using a fluid conduit. Here is the abstract: An edible soft robot system may be used to display and/or interact with edible … Read more